PSYC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mary Ainsworth, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Prenatal Development

• School: Emory University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 111
• Professor: Zainabdelawalla

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Psych 111 - developmental psychology - lecture 5. Issues in developmental psychology: nature and nurture, change and stability, continuity and stages. After the nuclei of the egg and sperm fuse. Cells begin to differentiate between locations and structures. State begins with the multicellular cluster that implants in the uterine wall. Differentiated cells develop into organ and bone. At 9 weeks, hands and face have developed; the embryo is now called a fetus (placenta) 6 months: might be able to survive outside the womb. Teratogens: substance such as viruses and chemicals that can damage the developing embryo or fetus. Fetal alcohol syndrome refers to cognitive behavioral and body/brain structure abnormalities caused by exposure to alcohol in the fetal stage. Fetuses in the womb can respond to sounds. Can learn to recognize and adapt to sounds that they previously heard only in the womb. Can habituate to annoying sounds, becoming less agitated.